Where does “precedented” come from?
precedented (English) comes from English precedent, from Latin praecēdēns, from Latin praecēdō, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
precedented (English): Having a precedent; not novel; simple past tense...
Definitions
- Having a precedent; not novel; simple past tense...
Ancestry of “precedented”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | precedent | An act in the past which may be used as an... |
| 2 | Latin | praecēdēns | — |
| 3 | Latin | praecēdō | — |
| 4 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |